Hackschnitzel
[ˈhakˌʃnɪt͡sl̩]
The verdict
“Hackschnitzel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in kleine Stücke zerkleinertes Holz, das oft als Heizmaterial verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-hackschnitzel · Hackschnitzel · German
Hackschnitzel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hackschnitzel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhakˌʃnɪt͡sl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hackschnitzel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hackschnitzel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhakˌʃnɪt͡sl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in kleine Stücke zerkleinertes Holz, das oft als Heizmaterial verwendet wird".
Hackschnitzel has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hackschnitzel, spelled H-A-C-K-S-C-H-N-I-T-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 1in kleine Stücke zerkleinertes Holz, das oft als Heizmaterial verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hackschnitzel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hackschnitzel sind eine weitere Form der Zubereitung von Restholz für Feuerungsanlagen.“
„Wurden in Deutschland vor 10 Jahren noch 4,8 Millionen Tonnen Pellets und Hackschnitzel hergestellt, waren es im vergangenen Jahr schon 9,2 Millionen Tonnen. Der Anteil der Hackschnitzel sinkt; Pellets sind Trumpf.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.